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Corruption and crisis : do institutions matter?
Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2022
about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political … and economic crises to assess what we can learn from the long-term effects of past crises on corruption. We hypothesize … corruption. We test our hypotheses using panel data for over 100 countries during the years 1800- 2020. The results suggest …
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The impact of democracy on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, 1982 - 2012
Masaki, Takaaki; Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2014
, and this question has gained critical importance particularly in the African context, where a wave of democratization in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252703
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The long road to normalcy : where Russia now stands
Popov, Vladimir V. - 2010
The goal of this study is to reveal the long-term trajectory of Russian economic development and to make predictions for the future. The study starts with a much discussed question: why Russia did worse economically during transition than most other countries in Europe and Asia? It is argued...
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Twenty years of political transition
Treisman, Daniel - 2010
What explains the divergent political paths that the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have followed since the fall of the Berlin Wall? While some appear today to be consolidated democracies, others have all the features of consolidated autocracy. This study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661296
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Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in Myanmar
Danquah, Michael; Sen, Kunal - 2020
In many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks. We examine the role of informal institutions, in the forms of relational contracting and social networks, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012216455
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The long-run weight of communism or the weight of long-run history?
Roland, Gérard - 2010
This study provides evidence that culture understood as values and beliefs moves very slowly. Despite massive institutional change, values and beliefs in transition countries have not changed much over the last 20 years. Evidence suggests that culture is affected by the long run historical past,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662196
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The great transformation 1989 - 2029 : could It have been better? ; will It be better?
Kołodko, Grzegorz W. - 2010
Over 1.8 billion people, from Central Europe to East Asia, have been involved in the great systemic transformation to market economy, civic society and democracy. The process has brought mixed fruits. The diversification of the current situation is a result of both the legacy from the past and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661244
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Countering global oil theft : responses and solutions
Romsom, Etienne - 2022
This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US$133 billion per year, oil is the largest stolen natural resource globally, while fuel is the most smuggled natural resource. Oil theft equates to 5-7 per cent of the global market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013165046
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Global oil theft : impact and policy responses
Romsom, Etienne - 2022
This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5-7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and petroleum fuels. However, the impact of oil theft is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816265
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Deterrence, peer effect, and legitimacy in anti-corruption policy-making : an experimental analysis
Boly, Amadou; Gillanders, Robert; Miettinen, Topi - 2016
Official A at almost all individual detection levels. This 'legitimacy' effect may help explain why anti-corruption policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568192